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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 February 2021

Wednesday, 10 February 2021

Questions (962)

Pádraig MacLochlainn

Question:

962. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason a body (details supplied) did not engage with the patient group since October 2020 in spite of a promise to keep this group with over 200 members updated in respect of the partisan application. [7418/21]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.